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Registration: Youth Climate Action Conference 2025

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING:

Welcome to Youth Climate Action Conference (YCAC) 2025!

  • Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2025
  • Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
  • Location: Owen Sound, ON @ Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre (1900 3rd Ave E, Owen Sound, ON N4K 0H6)
  • Grades: 6-8
  • Theme: Climate Action
  • Who to bring: You may bring up to 5 students and 1-2 teachers/staff. While clubs and teams are more than welcome, we recommend selecting students from your class if you can! 
  • Food: Vegetarian lunch & snacks will be provided
  • Supply coverage: Limited funding for supply coverage is available. If you require supply coverage and your school or board is unable to cover the cost, let us know!
  • Transportation: Transportation support is available. You will be contacted to arrange this!  
  • What you get: On top of an amazing day of learning, action, and fun, each participating school can receive an Action Project grant and community mentor support, as well as a library of virtual workshops to extend the learning!

Please email samantha@LSF-LST.ca if you have any questions.

YCAC 2025 is a collaboration among The Sustainability Project, Learning for a Sustainable Future, Grey County, City of Owen Sound, Stewardship Grey Bruce, Bluewater District School Board, Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, Small Change Fund, Bruce Power, and Community Foundation Grey Bruce.

Register Now:

Primary Participant Information

AKA the person who will be attending the YCAC
Please double check your email - this is how we'll reach you with important event info!
*YCAC partners include The Sustainability Project, Learning for a Sustainable Future, Grey County, City of Owen Sound, Stewardship Grey Bruce, Bluewater District School Board, Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, Small Change Fund, Bruce Power, and Community Foundation Grey Bruce.
Note: Media release forms for students will be sent later.
Unsure? Email us later if you'd like to add a plus one!

Supply Coverage Funding & Transportation Support

Limited funding for supply coverage is available. If your school/board is unable to cover you, please let us know. Max. 1 teacher per school is eligible for supply coverage funding.
Transportation support is available; someone will contact you to arrange this!
We will inform you prior to the event if you have received coverage

School Information

Please write out in full, no acronyms. Thanks!
This event is taking place in Owen Sound, ON
This helps our team as they're planning the teacher PD session!

Student Participant Info

Who are the students that will be involved in the YCAC?
We love eco teams, but we encourage you to bring members of your class if possible. Incorporating sustainability Action Projects into curricular teaching helps engage all students and avoid teacher burnout! Not sure how that will work? Don't worry, that's what our PD is all about!

Student Information

Each school can bring up to 5 students to the YCAC.
These students will represent your class/club/school and act as ambassadors to bring ideas and inspiration from the conference back to their peers.

A couple final questions...

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5. At every opportunity
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2. Some understanding
3. Average understanding
4. Good understanding
5. Excellent understanding
1. Not at all engaged2. Somewhat engaged3. Engaged4. Very engaged5. Extremely engaged
1. Not at all engaged
2. Somewhat engaged
3. Engaged
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5. Extremely engaged
1. No eco-anxiety2. A little eco-anxiety3. Some eco-anxiety4. Quite a bit of eco-anxiety5. A great deal of eco-anxiety
1. No eco-anxiety
2. A little eco-anxiety
3. Some eco-anxiety
4. Quite a bit of eco-anxiety
5. A great deal of eco-anxiety
*Eco-anxiety is described as "extreme worry about current and future harm to the environment caused by human activity and climate change." (Oxford Languages)

Please Confirm

The YCAC is not a one-day event; it's the beginning of a process!
The purpose of the YCAC is to inspire and empower your students to take on a sustainability Action Project and make a difference in your school/community.
At the conference, your school will be offered a grant to support a student-led sustainability Action Project. You will also be offered ongoing support by a mentor from the community, who will connect with you at the conference.
If you accept this grant and mentorship, you will commit to completing and reporting on a school/community Action Project before the end of May 2026.
For more information on eligible Action Project activities and budget items and the reporting process, check out LSF's Action Project funding page.